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citizens from adopting children from the country the action is said to be part of moscow's response to washington applying sanctions against a list of russians as part of the so-called magnitsky act well for all the details on this let's go live to you got a piskun of who is in central moscow at the kremlin that explain how this proposed law is linked to the case of an excuse. well actually i'm at the state duma right now where the deputies are getting ready to continue reviewing russia's proportionate response as they call it to the magnitsky act just to remind you to give monies give the russian lawyer who was suspected of a large scale tax evasion who died in prison before he could before a court could make a decision on his eighty's seen by many in the west or especially in the united states as a victim to various violations of human rights in russia recently american lawmakers passed the money act which allows sanctioning russian officials suspected of being connected to violations of human rights this act is seen by many officials in moscow as an anti russian war and while russian lawmakers
citizens from adopting children from the country the action is said to be part of moscow's response to washington applying sanctions against a list of russians as part of the so-called magnitsky act well for all the details on this let's go live to you got a piskun of who is in central moscow at the kremlin that explain how this proposed law is linked to the case of an excuse. well actually i'm at the state duma right now where the deputies are getting ready to continue reviewing russia's...
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adoption had become quite a heavy issue in the relations between moscow and washington who could be so many cases of abuse and sometimes even death like the story of twenty one months old the activity of russian boy who was adopted by an american couple and he died after his adoptive father left him in a locked car on a hot day and actually some deputies are proposing for this draft to be named after the boy or another case when an american adoptive mother put her child on a plane back to russia carrying only north and. some underwear with him all this is causing outrage here in russia but not only the pieces themselves but also a lack of a proper reaction from american authorities to prevent these cases from reoccurring including the lack of heavy jail sentences. you know what kind of reaction did this receive from the public here in russia. this draft has already become a source of heated debate both in the society and among russia's political elites of the deputies of the state duma are truly showing hardline approach on the issue we've just heard from the president secretary who
adoption had become quite a heavy issue in the relations between moscow and washington who could be so many cases of abuse and sometimes even death like the story of twenty one months old the activity of russian boy who was adopted by an american couple and he died after his adoptive father left him in a locked car on a hot day and actually some deputies are proposing for this draft to be named after the boy or another case when an american adoptive mother put her child on a plane back to...
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citizens from adopting children from the country the action is said to be part of moscow's response to washington applying sanctions against a list of russians as part of the so-called magnitsky act several activists have been detained after staging protests against the proposed adoption ban in the russian capital they say it's the children that will be victimized if the legislation goes through. the courts now from the state duma. just to remind us that a game of news gave us the russian lawyer who was suspected of large scale tax evasion he died in prison before a court could make a decision on his case he's seen by many in the west especially in the u.s. as a victim to various human rights violations in russia and the recently i'm going to lawmakers pass to the so-called mugging in the act which allows sanctioning russian officials suspected in the us of being connected to human rights violations in russia in moscow by many of the shows this law is seen as anti russian and a legislator syrian state duma had been working on what they say will be a proportionate response and besides sanctioning
citizens from adopting children from the country the action is said to be part of moscow's response to washington applying sanctions against a list of russians as part of the so-called magnitsky act several activists have been detained after staging protests against the proposed adoption ban in the russian capital they say it's the children that will be victimized if the legislation goes through. the courts now from the state duma. just to remind us that a game of news gave us the russian...
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it's tuesday december eighteenth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching r.t. . well today the nation continues to grieve the deaths of twenty six people most of them young children after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut the tragedy has ignited a debate over gun control in the u.s. even those with stonily pro-gun views have come forward saying now is the time to take a serious look at the country's gun laws many are saying this latest massacre of young children is a turning point for a call to action even rupert murdoch the media mogul whose companies are known for being conservative tweeted his support of some kind of change he tweeted on friday terrible news today one will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons as an oz after similar tragedy and from sunday nice words from poetess on shooting tragedy but how about some bold leadership action despite all this fox news one of murdoch's company has apparently mandated that their employees were framed from talking about gun contro
it's tuesday december eighteenth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching r.t. . well today the nation continues to grieve the deaths of twenty six people most of them young children after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown connecticut the tragedy has ignited a debate over gun control in the u.s. even those with stonily pro-gun views have come forward saying now is the time to take a serious look at the country's gun laws many are saying this latest...
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good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eighteenth two thousand and twelve japanese pension funds are starting to invest in gold for the first time according to the wall street journal they're looking to mitigate the damage of market shocks and reduce the risks associated with currencies the paper says until recently they've invested in mostly domestic stocks and bonds will have more on metals with the gold antitrust action committees bill murphy and chris powell here in studio plus the as the sea has approved a j.p. morgan copper exchange traded fund reportedly the first one is about fight this it will copper and receive the go ahead despite opposition from companies that actually use copper and some lawmakers who opposed it too now the concerns are that it could allow speculators says the market increase prices volatility and undermine price transparency for and dusty all metal will discuss the impact and the newtown school shooting has unleashed tears tragedy and of course through
good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are headlines for tuesday december eighteenth two thousand and twelve japanese pension funds are starting to invest in gold for the first time according to the wall street journal they're looking to mitigate the damage of market shocks and reduce the risks associated with currencies the paper says until recently they've invested in mostly domestic stocks and bonds will have more on metals with the gold...
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people on the ground that the security conditions were inadequate, but that it was not a priority in washington, and as we've documented on your broadcast there was ay%(dby steady streamf events leading up to the attack on 9/11 that shows security was deteriorating, but at the same time the state department increasingly was relying on the u to be inadequate on 9/11, and also a group that had unarmed guards at the consulate on the night of the attack. >> greta: what truck me, i thought the report was weak, bland. it says "at senior levels." i don't know what that means. it doesn't give me much information. >> right. >> greta: then it starts out, has a quote "those who cannot remember the pass are condemned to repeat it." then quotes from a mob scene, a paragraph. i thought it was black. even more interesting is this letter tonight from secretary of state hillary clinton to the committee on foreign relations, senator john kerry, and also in the house, and in that she said in the first hours and days after the terrorist attack they were having conversations about al-qaeda. where in the world is th
people on the ground that the security conditions were inadequate, but that it was not a priority in washington, and as we've documented on your broadcast there was ay%(dby steady streamf events leading up to the attack on 9/11 that shows security was deteriorating, but at the same time the state department increasingly was relying on the u to be inadequate on 9/11, and also a group that had unarmed guards at the consulate on the night of the attack. >> greta: what truck me, i thought the...
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but first, we go to washington. house speaker john boehner today announced his so-called plan b, that's what he's calling it. if he and the president don't reach a deal on avoiding the fiscal cliff. dana bash takes a look at how that plan adds up and, well, what the president had to say about it. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner negotiating by phone with the president monday afternoon. the speaker's office released this photo to show he is trying to cut a broad deal to reduce the deficit and avert the fiscal cliff even though he's also now pursuing what he calls plan b. >> our plan b would protect american taxpayers who make $1 million or less and have all of their current rates extended. >> reporter: according to sources in the room, the speaker described this backup plan to house republicans as a way to try to inoculate the gop from political blame if fiscal cliff compromise talks fail. >> his point was we have to face reality and the reality is the president was re-elected, that taxes if we do nothing on e
but first, we go to washington. house speaker john boehner today announced his so-called plan b, that's what he's calling it. if he and the president don't reach a deal on avoiding the fiscal cliff. dana bash takes a look at how that plan adds up and, well, what the president had to say about it. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner negotiating by phone with the president monday afternoon. the speaker's office released this photo to show he is trying to cut a broad deal to reduce the...
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furthermore, what i would say if you saw the poll today in the "washington post," the people of this country are very clear. overwhelmingly say they do not cut social security. do not cut medicare. do not cut medicaid. and yes, to the tune of 74% of the people responding in that poll, ask people making more than $250,000 a year to pay more in taxes. the president has got to listen to the american people and stand firm against the bullies in the republican house. >> here is house democratic leader nancy pelosi today. listen to this. >> yes, the democrats will stick with the president. maybe not every single one of them. but on the cpi, since you bring it up, the chained cpi, the president -- the details of this are not all ironed out. but they all mitigate for helping the poorest and neediest in our society, whether they're ssi recipients, whether they're 80 and older, or whether they're truly needy in between. >> senator, she says other factors mitigate the impact of the cpi change, and she would have the votes. any circumstances under wh you ? >> no. i have a lot of respect for nanc
furthermore, what i would say if you saw the poll today in the "washington post," the people of this country are very clear. overwhelmingly say they do not cut social security. do not cut medicare. do not cut medicaid. and yes, to the tune of 74% of the people responding in that poll, ask people making more than $250,000 a year to pay more in taxes. the president has got to listen to the american people and stand firm against the bullies in the republican house. >> here is house...
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james rosen live in washington with that. james? >> good evening. the nra broke its silence a few hours after fox news reported exclusively that the gun advocacy group was soon going to begin, quote, pushing back against the gun control lobby which has been quite vocal since newtown. the nra statement promised to hold a major news conference this friday. the national rifle association of america, the statement said, is made up of 4 million moms and dads, sons and daughters and we were shocked, saddened and heart broken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in newtown. the nra is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again. around senator feinstein, the democrat who proposes to ban more than 100 kinds of firearms, the nra is preparing to draw red lines, a key provision in the feinstein bill would limit the number of rounds that could be loaded into semiautomatic weapons. and industry sources say that would prove very expensive to gun manufacturers. senator manchin, the gun friendly democrat from v
james rosen live in washington with that. james? >> good evening. the nra broke its silence a few hours after fox news reported exclusively that the gun advocacy group was soon going to begin, quote, pushing back against the gun control lobby which has been quite vocal since newtown. the nra statement promised to hold a major news conference this friday. the national rifle association of america, the statement said, is made up of 4 million moms and dads, sons and daughters and we were...
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they recently came to washington to be honored. senator inouye was there, and it was a great moment to see these men of the greatest generation who have proven to america their love for this country. none more so than dan inouye. senator reid has recounted in detail the incredible story that earned him the congressional medal of honor. but he is such a humble man. we look back on his life, there were so many aspects of his life that were historic in nature. conversations and working with them. senator reid had the same experience i did. we visited senator inouye's office and it was amazing. there were no awards for this man who had served more than half a century in congress. i said to him, it's interesting that your office has a lot of artwork and photos, but nothing about dan inouye. no, he said and put those things. i wanted everyone to feel that he was coming in here and i didn't want to talk about my party affiliation or anything that i had done. i wanted them to feel comfortable and to know this was a welcome office. that is
they recently came to washington to be honored. senator inouye was there, and it was a great moment to see these men of the greatest generation who have proven to america their love for this country. none more so than dan inouye. senator reid has recounted in detail the incredible story that earned him the congressional medal of honor. but he is such a humble man. we look back on his life, there were so many aspects of his life that were historic in nature. conversations and working with them....
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it's all the things about washington that everybody can't stand. and now they are negotiating in public. if i wish they would start negotiating in private. but to sit down like two adult and work this out. i think both sides are close. what i understand, both sides are close. the fact that boehner has moved on from know tax hikes on anybody to suddenly agreeing on tk hikes for somebody is a big step. the fact that the president has agreed on several pernlding initiatives that he didn't want to agree on. that's a pretty big deal. stop the growth of social security at the rate it's growing at, using inflationary measures. they believe it will eventually cut real benefits for seniors as they keep getting older. that's something the base is not happy with. but obama seems to be floating. both sides have compromise. they need to keep that eight. stop with the press conference, stop with the throwing on the table who is bigger. and they need to come to the table and do this. for lack of a better word. it's getting close to christmas. megyn: i don't want
it's all the things about washington that everybody can't stand. and now they are negotiating in public. if i wish they would start negotiating in private. but to sit down like two adult and work this out. i think both sides are close. what i understand, both sides are close. the fact that boehner has moved on from know tax hikes on anybody to suddenly agreeing on tk hikes for somebody is a big step. the fact that the president has agreed on several pernlding initiatives that he didn't want to...
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cnn's dan lothian live in the washington bureau. tell us about the new developments, dan. >> that's right. a new development. the white house later this morning, the president will be making an announcement that vice president biden will be heading up new interagency effort to come up with policies to address the issue of gun violence, the president will be making this announcement in the white house briefing room. joined by vice president biden, white house aides saying the president will be talking more about process rather than any specific policies, but nonetheless, zoraida, another effort by the president, by the white house to show action in the wake of the shooting. >> dan, emotions are running high. what is reaction right now from gun rights supporters? >> you hear it on both sides. those pushing for tougher gun laws, but also those gun owner who's say they want to make sure that their rights are protected. take a listen. >> in the very places that have been sought out by monsters such the murder of these adults and children
cnn's dan lothian live in the washington bureau. tell us about the new developments, dan. >> that's right. a new development. the white house later this morning, the president will be making an announcement that vice president biden will be heading up new interagency effort to come up with policies to address the issue of gun violence, the president will be making this announcement in the white house briefing room. joined by vice president biden, white house aides saying the president...
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you know washington, you've covered washington for years. is that even possible? >> reporter: it is still to be seen and you can't really overstate how difficult of an issue this is to tackle in washington and in congress, brooke. but the president laid out a timeline where he said vice president biden and this -- essentially a task force is going to be giving him specific policy recommendations no later than january and he said he wants congress to act in a timely fashion, next year. so meaning toward the beginning of the year, that's the extent of the timeline he laid out there. but i think what was also interesting was that he talked about appealing to the american people. and obviously this is something that he's been used to doing as he's been campaigning and tried to do this on the fiscal cliff as well. he made it very clear he will be using the bully pulpit to try to persuade americans and to really sort of seize the moment of just how people have responded differently to the shooting. let me tell you, he had -- he has talked -- the white house talked and h
you know washington, you've covered washington for years. is that even possible? >> reporter: it is still to be seen and you can't really overstate how difficult of an issue this is to tackle in washington and in congress, brooke. but the president laid out a timeline where he said vice president biden and this -- essentially a task force is going to be giving him specific policy recommendations no later than january and he said he wants congress to act in a timely fashion, next year. so...
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everett, washington. that mud slide off a 100 foothill. that was strong enough to take out seven cars. they were carrying chemicals used in cleaning supplies and fertilizer. hazmat teams came in but was nor to the public health or the environment. ouch. martha: how about this? a cold case gets hot again. it involves two killers who were made infamous in truman capote's "in cold blood". phil keating joins us live on the story from sarasota, florida. phil what pushed this back into the limelight again this case? >> reporter: absolutely. modern dna science unavailable in 1965 when those notorious killers were executed and buried. possibly this could all solve another quadruple murder that happened here 53 years ago today. >> oh, i can't describe it. it was horrible looking. >> reporter: don mccloud can't forget the horrific day in 1959 when he waked in on cliff walker, christine and their two children all shot dead in their florida home. it remains sarasota county's longest unsolved major crime. 52 years later detective tim mcgrath thinks are
everett, washington. that mud slide off a 100 foothill. that was strong enough to take out seven cars. they were carrying chemicals used in cleaning supplies and fertilizer. hazmat teams came in but was nor to the public health or the environment. ouch. martha: how about this? a cold case gets hot again. it involves two killers who were made infamous in truman capote's "in cold blood". phil keating joins us live on the story from sarasota, florida. phil what pushed this back into the...
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more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> good morning. thank you so much for joining me. i'm carol costello. it is now 30 minutes past the hour. time to take a look at what we're watching right now in the "newsroom." the vice president joe biden taking a lead role as the white house looks to address the gun debate. at 11:45 this morning eastern time, president obama expected to announce that joe biden will head an interagency process to develop policy following the connecticut school shooting. specific policy decisions won't be announced today, but the president will outline his plan going forward. >>> in the wake of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school, one senator
more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> good morning. thank you so much for joining me. i'm...
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we have not figured that out in washington yet. we're still trying to figure out how to spend money we do not have buying things we can not afford. >> steve: it sounds like you share the same ideology as jim demint who currently has that particular job as senatorred from south carolina. how close to his ideology will you be? >> i think we're probably nine out of ten times on the same page. we have a little difference in the business arena at times, but overall, i think jim served his state well. he continues to serve the country well and now he's going to a place where he has an opportunity to affect the process which will be very important for the years coming for all of us. >> steve: it's going to be interesting for you to serve because you're coming from the house where i know over the last two years you've been part of passing a lot of bills and what happens to the bills after you pass them? they go over to the senate where you're heading and they're neatly stacked up on harry reid's desk. are you ready to spin your wheels for
we have not figured that out in washington yet. we're still trying to figure out how to spend money we do not have buying things we can not afford. >> steve: it sounds like you share the same ideology as jim demint who currently has that particular job as senatorred from south carolina. how close to his ideology will you be? >> i think we're probably nine out of ten times on the same page. we have a little difference in the business arena at times, but overall, i think jim served...
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the supreme court has ruled plans to outlaw them in chicago and washington d.c. are unconstitutional. the most likely move would be to ban military-style assault rifles, magazines holding numerous bullet. the president has backed such a bill. >> while he supports strongly an assault weapons ban and other measures, he wants to expand the conversation beyond those specific areas of legislation. >> i'm joe manchin -- >> the group of the gun hand -- of the gun ban will be loosened a little. even west virginia senator joe manchin, whose campaign had focused on gun rights, has changed his mind. he is not alone kerpen >> when my daughters ask me on friday night, dad, you are in the senate, why can't we put reasonable restrictions on assault weapons or rapid-fire ammunition clips, i did not have a good answer for them. enough is enough. >> america is in a reflective mood, which may not last. weapons of war should not be available to take the lives of children. >> the white house came out today with steps they would take toward tougher gun control. the national rifle asso
the supreme court has ruled plans to outlaw them in chicago and washington d.c. are unconstitutional. the most likely move would be to ban military-style assault rifles, magazines holding numerous bullet. the president has backed such a bill. >> while he supports strongly an assault weapons ban and other measures, he wants to expand the conversation beyond those specific areas of legislation. >> i'm joe manchin -- >> the group of the gun hand -- of the gun ban will be loosened...
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there was a poll in "the washington post" today, it was very striking to note that for the first time when people have been askedhis question after -- and they have been asked it after a series of acts of mass violence, columbine, virginia tech, et cetera, aurora, do you think that this was an isolated act or does it say something about more troubling conditions in our society? i'm paraphrasing. for the first time. every other time people said it was an isolated act of a madman or mad people. this time they said it reflects a deeper problem in our society, and i believe what causes that change is that 20 of the victims in newtown, connecticut, were young children, and there is not only a heartbreak across our country about this, not only anger, but i think there is guilt, and we all ought to feel guilty because as a society what the attacks in newtown said to us is that we have failed to fulfill what would seem to be our most natural, natural law, if you will, responsibility, which is to protect the safety and lives of our children. so i hope we will act. there will be no better tribu
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there is an open thread, gretawire.com, good night from washington. mr. bill o'reilley >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight -- >> the assault weapon is developed for military purposes to kill in close combat. >> bill: as we predicted, semiautomatic weapons are now under fire. pardon the pun. will congress ban them? charles krauthammer and i will discuss it. >> he is not a gun runner and you know. he should be released immediately. >> bill: with seven days until christmas, will the mexican government release marine corporal jon hammer from prison? this is a terrible miscarriage of justice. and president obama should get involved. we'll have the latest from the corporal's parents. >> i know what you're thinking. did he fire six shots or only five? ask yourself one question, do i feel lucky? >> bill: do you recall tradition violent movies and video games incite psychopaths to commit crimes. quentin terrentino and jamie fox are under pressure. we'll tell you what's going on. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right
there is an open thread, gretawire.com, good night from washington. mr. bill o'reilley >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight -- >> the assault weapon is developed for military purposes to kill in close combat. >> bill: as we predicted, semiautomatic weapons are now under fire. pardon the pun. will congress ban them? charles krauthammer and i will discuss it. >> he is not a gun runner and you know. he should be released immediately. >> bill: with...
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joining us from washington, fox news political analyst, charles krauthammer. all right, assault weapons number one. but this is going to run into party politics and i think both parties now noe it. so the american public very emotional now. that's going to die down a little bit. but the issue is very emotional and the democrats are going to come in and they're going to try to get as much hand gun legislation and assault rifle legislation as they can. is that the way you see? >> i think that's right. there are people who want to use this as a partisan, who scapegoat the nra to one over one side of the argument. i think one way to get around that is to too what joe lieberman suggested, appoint a commission, not to put it off indefinitely. we had a commission after 9-11. because there is going to be a rush to judgment on this. i think it's likely that we're going to pass weapons laws that will be completely useless and i think it would be far better to appoint a commission to report in three months, six months, maybe lieberman, maybe giuliani to let head it and l
joining us from washington, fox news political analyst, charles krauthammer. all right, assault weapons number one. but this is going to run into party politics and i think both parties now noe it. so the american public very emotional now. that's going to die down a little bit. but the issue is very emotional and the democrats are going to come in and they're going to try to get as much hand gun legislation and assault rifle legislation as they can. is that the way you see? >> i think...
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in 2011 we felt a little tremble here in washington from an earthquake. a disaster declaration was declared for virginia after the earthquake that was felt here in the capital. but this wasn't a disaster that overwhelmed local capabilities. it didn't overwhelm the capabilities of the regional capital area. it didn't overwhelm the capabilities of virginia. yet, we transferred what were truly responsibilities for the state and communities to the federal government. this per capita damage indicator ends up becoming really problematic for two reasons. first, it was established in 1996, but fema failed to update it. and second, simply using the per capita damage indicator is an unfair way to assess whether or not a disaster has occurred. and let me explain why. if you have a small populated state versus a large populated state, where you have a concentration of people in an area, you won't ever attain it if you have a large population. whereas if you have a small population, you will, with the exact same event. my question is: should oklahoma benefit on a per
in 2011 we felt a little tremble here in washington from an earthquake. a disaster declaration was declared for virginia after the earthquake that was felt here in the capital. but this wasn't a disaster that overwhelmed local capabilities. it didn't overwhelm the capabilities of the regional capital area. it didn't overwhelm the capabilities of virginia. yet, we transferred what were truly responsibilities for the state and communities to the federal government. this per capita damage...
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this comes as washington welcomes a high-level chinese delegation led by the vice premier. his team is in the u.s. to talk trade and economy. he's expected to meet with u.s. treasury secretary tim geithner tomorrow. wang is the first official from the new leadership team to visit with the u.s. for more on the impact and implications of this, let's speak with frank ching, adjunct associate professor at the chinese university of hong kong. frank, hi. the first news that we're getting out of this appears to be more import duties s. this going to be the theme of u.s./china relations, or do you expect these meetings to be more of a thaw? >> well, i think that these are the first meetings since the new leadership in china was installed. and since president obama saw -- well, won second term. i think both sides want to make use of this occasion to improve their relationship. so this joint annual meeting is a platform, and i think that they will probably be able to achieve some progress on issues of concern to both sides. but i don't see any sweeping changes. >> what's interesting,
this comes as washington welcomes a high-level chinese delegation led by the vice premier. his team is in the u.s. to talk trade and economy. he's expected to meet with u.s. treasury secretary tim geithner tomorrow. wang is the first official from the new leadership team to visit with the u.s. for more on the impact and implications of this, let's speak with frank ching, adjunct associate professor at the chinese university of hong kong. frank, hi. the first news that we're getting out of this...
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i'm serious. >> beautiful. >> also in washington, washington anchor for "bbc world news america" katty kay. >> no pieces, sorry. >> you'll write one next time. thank you. so we've got a lot to get to this morning. >> a lot to talk about today. >> those exceptions, what are you talking about? >> just in the conversation about everything you thought there were two exceptions. >> rick perry, governor of texas, and -- >> is it bob -- >> they said we need to -- we need to arm teachers. >> we have to think about it. >> somebody in the school with a gun. >> guns in school. that's great. you know what? this gelts me thinking, right? >> really? >> so that's what we're going to take care of last friday. so the shooting in the mall in oregon. >> yeah. >> i'm thinking maybe if we arm like the people that do the smoothies and whatever. >> or the sun glaglass hut thea or movie theater, the kid that give you popcorn. >> spencer's gifts. okay that doesn't make a lot of sense. >> that's an answer. come on. by the way, bock b mcdonald, a i like and respect, bob mcdonald -- i like him and agree with him
i'm serious. >> beautiful. >> also in washington, washington anchor for "bbc world news america" katty kay. >> no pieces, sorry. >> you'll write one next time. thank you. so we've got a lot to get to this morning. >> a lot to talk about today. >> those exceptions, what are you talking about? >> just in the conversation about everything you thought there were two exceptions. >> rick perry, governor of texas, and -- >> is it bob --...